5 1/4 component speakers

steve New member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 01:38 GMT im new here and looking to upgrade my alpine type s full range speakers to some components. what are some good, loud, but clean sounding components that wont break the bank? my jeep cherokee takes 5 1/4 front and rear. thanks in advance!!
steve New member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 2 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 15:48 GMT come on, no one??? i can get the polk db's right now for 135.00, i think i should jump on this but dont know what they sound like. any experience with these 5 1/4 db components???
GlassWolf Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf Columbia, SC USA Post Number: 12547 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 17:09 GMT type R are nice. Focal is very good. So are some CDT speakers.. the thing about speakers is that it's up to your individual ears. sound is very subjective. I can tell you this. To make ANY speakers sound ten times better, louder, sharper, crisper, cleaner, etc.. dump the head unit power, and get a dedicated amplifier to drive them. headunits only supply about 15 watts per channel with a lot of distortion.. regardless of what they try to tell you (60 watts per channel! no. just no.) a separate amp, with 40-65 watts per channel (2 or 4 channel) will be the difference of night and day, even on those type S speakers, which are nice speakers by the way, when fed properly.
steve New member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 7 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 17:55 GMT thanks glasswolf, you've ben very helpful responding to my questions fast. please reply to my question about the 4-channel in amplifiers. the thing is i already blew one of those type s speakers from the head unit. should of payed the extra $12.00 for the warranty...lol
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 12 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 18:38 GMT also, could i just use a pre-amp EQ instead of a 4-channel amp?
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 20 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 22:17 GMT just found the polk components on sonic eletronix.com for $99.99 that seems pretty good for descent 2 way components, what would you recommend for 3 way components???
GlassWolf Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf Columbia, SC USA Post Number: 12561 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 22:43 GMT don't bother with 3-way separates. you're talking $800+ for a decent set, then you need to do fiberglass work to aim them all properly to make them sound right by building speaker pods for them. On top of that., most sound better with a fully active system, so you're talking another $400+ for a decent 6 channel amp, or set of 3 2-ch amps, or a 2 and a 4 channel amp, etc.. just for the front stage.
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 25 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 23:23 GMT wow, i'll just stick with looking at some 2-way components than. i had no idea that much was involved just buy adding another tweeter, lol thanks again
GlassWolf Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf Columbia, SC USA Post Number: 12574 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 01:39 GMT when I said 3-way I mean separates. not a triaxial speaker. 3-way separates are a tweeter, a midrange, and a mid-bass driver, like this: http://www.dynaudio.com/eng/auto/esotec/3way.php
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 33 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 05:46 GMT ohh, i didn't even think about a midrange, and a mid-base. like an 8" or something. now it makes more sense to me, thanks for clearing that up. and yeah, i dont have all the extra room or time. regular 2-way components would be ideal for me. thanks again
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 37 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 17:11 GMT what about these? anyone ever try em??/heard em?? http://www.woofersetc.com/p5241/SPR13S--Alpine-525"-2-Way-300-Watt-Componen t-Speaker-System.htm
GlassWolf Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf Columbia, SC USA Post Number: 12591 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 17:42 GMT I've used Alpine's type R and type S components and enjoyed them. Alpine, when used with an amp, tend to have really good low end extension, with an aggressive treble response. Great stuff for rock and techno.
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 38 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 18:11 GMT what CDT's are good? woofersETC.com has some pretty good deals on some of these, but i dont want to get the lowest quality one's. i wana stay around the middle/upper middle class.
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 39 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 18:26 GMT http://www.woofersetc.com/p4169/130A1--Focal-525"-2-Way-Component-Speakers. htm and these?
steve Bronze Member Username: Sleste8 Shelbyville, MI United States Post Number: 46 Registered: Mar-10	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 20:31 GMT and why do the type-r components have square voice coils? never heard of that... i do like them though, at a nice price too
GlassWolf Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf Columbia, SC USA Post Number: 12606 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 22:29 GMT mostly, just to be different

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